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I'm guessing the song for this weekend is "boom shake shake da room" !

Thanks for the input Robin and welcome back Can you post or point to the alternative suggestions so they can be discussed ?

Fishbiscuits did you complete the survey to tell Westminster that ?

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does this include skipping? If it's an art form then possibly

Westminster are proposing to reduce the number of spots where street performers can operate down to 15 with only a few allowed PA systems. This has been pushed through by only 1,800 complaints in a year. Yet millions of Londoners and tourists have been watching and enjoying these performances for years (centuries) They are asking for responses via a short survey to be completed by this Sunday. Are you in favour of against reducing the number of pitches, types of performances and potentially driving Street Performers out of the capital? The survey and more information is here : https://www.westminster.gov.uk/busking Personally I've spent my whole life secretly enjoying seeing the Street Performers around places like Covent Garden and admired their bravery in getting up and entertaining the masses and I for one don't want to see them gone or restricted. Do you ?

Pugwash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Walked down Melbourne Grove to Grove Vale > yesterday and was intrigued by nets in trees and > mock gravestones tied to trees with 'Be very > afraid' and other comments. After seeing this > several times realized that many of the houses and > gardens were decorated with pumpkins and other > Halloween items. So assume that these local > residents were indicating that they were up for > trick and treating. Or a rye comment on the LTNs 😆

The documents show how easy it is for people to think it's a war on car ownership A borough wide CPZ. Lobbying the GLA to expand the ULEZ to the M25 as parts of southwark will be outside it when expanded to the south circular. A borough wide school streets programme. Aiming to drive down private vehicle usage so that by 2030 only a limited number of EV vehicles are in common use. (Support limited to car clubs, EV bicycles and scooters, EV commercial freight , EV public transport). Adopt a target to halve petrol and diesel journeys by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. Lobby the GLA to introduce a road usage charge. Timed closures for high pedestrian footfall areas. Repurposing 10% of kerbside car storage to cycle storage within the next 18 months. Roll-out secure bike storage in the tens of thousands directly replacing car storage spaces. Adopting a borough wide program of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Develop a LTN programme that gives a competitive advantage for cargo bikes which can pass through permeable filters whereas motor vehicles may be taking a more circuitous route. Increase the cost of car parking for all motor vehicles. Basically I would call this a war on motorists... why not go the whole hog and force the closure of all petrol stations so even if you do own a car, you can't drive it. Absolutely no consideration for those who can't cycle or walk (the elderly, disabled, with very young children) These measures will effectively make all the areas in Southwark into small enclaves where the local residents don't travel to the neighbouring enclave and distrust strangers from it. This madness has to stop as its no longer about environmental issues as these measures even try to limit the number of clean vehicles. Welcome to the new communist southwark state comrade !

Not sure this is the right place, but the BBC are showing an article today about TfL's finances BBC News - Why Transport for London's finances are far from healthy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54652907 One thing that struck me is that bus use was at a peak in 2014 but declined since. TfL blame this on people not using buses "It seems the big reason is the decline in bus travel for leisure and non-work reasons. Less people are getting on a bus to go shopping." As a thought, I seem to remember that in 2014 buses went fully cashless so the ability to just hop on and pay was lost, and people were asked to use Oyster or contactless which a lot of people didn't like doing. As a regular bus user, it seemed that before March, buses were packed most of the day which put people off getting one if they could go by other methods (walking, cycling or car) and yet TfL say numbers were down which leads to two questions in my head 1. Are they only counting paying passengers in their numbers which implies more people are fare dodging 2. Has the prevalence of internet shopping actually cut the number of people going out shopping ? Guess it's not easy to juggle demand and capacity but I for one would choose other methods over using overcrowded buses to get to work if I could.

Spring time, I really don't know where I can film sheep outside in the SE22 borders, to follow up on your suggestion. Especially not any "sexy" ones dressed up for a night out in the hay 😱 Any suggestions as you brought sheep into the conversation ?

This morning the Welsh went into a full lockdown. Now they need your help, it's very simple to do and best of all you don't need to donate financially. If you have any friends in Wales or you are in contact with any Welsh people on social media show them you care by sharing a video of what being outside looks like. If you can , make them feel at home by adding phrases like Boyo or Taff to your message. In exchange they will show you gratitude in their native language. This morning I was told "mynd ar goll" which made my heart melt.

You are correct Nigello and because of local voting empathy that's how we end up with a council who walk over their electorate. Maybe / hopefully it will change come the next local election and councillors will be in place who actually care what the majority want rather than the vocal minority.

Also, try posting messages to the councillors social media accounts. Although I believe Tim at Franklins has been blocked by a few of them after raising questions.

This is a news article from Lewisham showing how much their bus gates installed as part of their LTN make https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/18810571.lewisham-council-get-millions-lee-green-ltn-fines/ Once they are in here Southwark will find every reason under the sun to keep them after the 18 month trial has completed. It's not just about reducing pollution and traffic IMHO , it's about revenue generation for the council as well.

I also guess Don't eat yellow snow near a compost heap is very much at the forefront of my mind 😱

Just imagine if it is extended, businesses in East Dulwich would be unfairly disadvantaged by businesses just the other side of the South Circular (Sydenham for example) as people will shop there or at out of town centres rather than driving a few yard more (figuratively) and pay a congestion charge, a ULEZ charge and any CPZ charges (that may eventually be introduced). It will potentially result in a tragic loss of our high street IMHO. Found this online today https://www.change.org/p/petition-the-extension-of-congestion-charge

Also recommendation 8 Adopt a local target to halve petrol and diesel road journeys by 2025, and by 90% by 2030, and encourage London Councils and the Mayor to do likewise. The LTN implementation will do that but what happens when we all go electric , will there be any roads left to use ? 🤔

No He wants it revoked and to revert to normal drinking hours (see this tweet from today) As I said previously u turn by London mayor ?

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Important poll: 52% of Londoners support > #LowTrafficNeighbourhood measures. Only 19% oppose > them. > https://twitter.com/Livingstone_RJ/status/13178513 > 06564997121?s=19 > > > P.S as with all surveys probably good to check the > source! ;-) What is not mentioned, is that Renfield & Wilton surveys are only a small subset, normally around 2 to 3 thousand People. In this case https://redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com/majority-of-londoners-agree-most-streets-in-central-london-should-be-pedestrian-only/ 2,500 people. Which if this is the source of the "52% of all Londoners support" statement is misleading as it should really say "52% of 2,500 Londoners ..." There's lies, damn lies and statistics

KK Hmm there's an idea, a rocket up the councillors backsides to get them to listen ! Penny for the Guy ?

First mate Clean air for dulwich is a twitter group with around 879 followers. The closest I can find to a petition is here https://twitter.com/CleanAirDulwich/status/1311771597943066625?s=09 I agree it's a whitewash if one dulwich and the 2500 plus signature petition aren't represented at the meeting. Can't wait till the local elections as this lot have lost the plot.

Hence from now on, the problems in the area will be known as "Covidgate" Can't wait till the movie comes out 🤔

Meanwhile Andy Burnham is showing that politicians (at all levels) are playing Russian Roulette with lives whilst they play politics BBC News - Covid alert level: Greater Manchester 'fighting back' against Tier 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54557823 As I've said before no one has gotten this global pandemic right.

Peckhampam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are bubbles still in existence? Only if you believe the conspiracy theory that MJ is still alive singing with Elvis, Prince and Lord Lucan is on the bongos

Why are we moving to tier 2 Friday night and not tonight ? Why is there a delay between announcement and implementation ? It doesn't make sense

Alan Do you remember how tightly China locked down the residents in Wuhan at the beginning of the pandemic ? Interestingly do you also remember how well the residents complied and didn't whip up a media frenzy ? You are entitled to be unhappy with the government but it frustrates me that people look at blaming the government because they wanted to go on holiday or go to the pub rather than following simple rules to stay safe and protect others. As I said we all have our own important part to play in curbing the virus and the media stirring isn't helping IMHO